Shubham Sawarkar
Apple TV+ has won the two Critics Choice Real TV Awards for Oprah’s honest and intimate talk series “The Oprah Conversation,” which took home the prize for Best Structured Series, and the immersive, groundbreaking docuseries “1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything,” which was awarded Best Limited Documentary Series.
The Critics Choice Real TV Awards recognize excellence in nonfiction, unscripted, and reality programming across broadcast, cable, and streaming platforms.
The NAACP Image Award-nominated “The Oprah Conversation” is a timely series that features Oprah leading intimate discussions with today’s foremost newsmakers, thought leaders, and masters of their craft. Filmed remotely, Oprah hosts conversations that aim to bring truth and perspective to a range of topics shaping our world, revealing gripping stories of human connection. Recent guests have included Elliot Page, Eddie Murphy, Amanda Gorman, Barack Obama, Dolly Parton, and Stevie Wonder.
“1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything” explores the musicians and soundtracks that shaped the culture and politics of 1971. The docuseries provides a deep dive rich with archival footage and interviews and shows how the musical icons of the time were influenced by the changing tides of history – and, in turn, how they used their music to inspire hope, change, and the culture around them. “1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything” examines the most iconic artists and songs that we still listen to 50 years later, including The Rolling Stones, Aretha Franklin, Bob Marley, Marvin Gaye, The Who, Joni Mitchell, Lou Reed, and more.
